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CARACT\u00c9RISTIQUES TECHNIQUES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Rare chronographe Aquastar \"Deepstar\" avec bo\u00eetier en acier inoxydable et mouvement chronographe Valjoux 23 \u00e0 remontage manuel, datant du milieu des ann\u00e9es 1960.<\/p>\n

Bo\u00eetier en acier inoxydable de 37,5 mm
\nLunette tournante originale
\nRev\u00eatement luminescent original
\nBracelet Black Tropic
\nBoucle originale
\nMouvement chronographe Valjoux 23 \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur<\/p>\n

ANALYSE<\/b><\/p>\n

Cette montre de plong\u00e9e professionnelle s'est impos\u00e9e dans l'imaginaire collectif des passionn\u00e9s comme un jalon de l'exploration des fonds marins. Port\u00e9e d\u00e8s 1965 par le grand Jacques Cousteau, elle ne l'a jamais quitt\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Cet extraordinaire chronographe - affectueusement surnomm\u00e9 \"Big Hey\" en raison du grand cadran unique qui occupe une grande partie du cadran - est fabriqu\u00e9 par Aquastar Geneve, une Maison fond\u00e9e en 1962 par Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert, fils d'Yvan Robert, le plus jeune des trois fr\u00e8res qui ont poursuivi la grande entreprise de fabrication Minerva \u00e0 Villeret. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois le nom \"Aquastar\" en 1957 (n\u00b0 d'enregistrement 168166) au nom de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Jeanichard S.A., qu'il a cofond\u00e9e en 1945. Il a ensuite d\u00e9pos\u00e9 le logo de l'\u00e9toile de mer \u00e0 cinq branches qui figure sur les cadrans et les fonds des montres Aquastar (n\u00b0 d'enregistrement 193062 \u00e0 partir de 1962). Grand amateur de plong\u00e9e, mais aussi grand horloger et designer (il concevra plus tard les mod\u00e8les \"Flightmaster\" et \"Ploprof\" pour Omega), il \u00e9tait en effet marin et plongeur professionnel, et a consacr\u00e9 toute son \u00e9nergie au d\u00e9veloppement de sa marque Aquastar depuis sa cr\u00e9ation jusqu'en 1975, date \u00e0 laquelle la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 rachet\u00e9e par le groupe Eren.<\/p>\n

La \"Deepstar\" a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'une des montres les plus r\u00e9ussies et les plus embl\u00e9matiques lanc\u00e9es par F. Robert. Elle associait la sportivit\u00e9 d'un design innovant \u00e0 l'utilisation technique et professionnelle d'un chronographe de plong\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Le cadran de cette \"Deepstar\" est de couleur gris ardoise clair typique avec des graphismes blancs. D\u00e9cal\u00e9es vers la gauche et superpos\u00e9es, les signatures \"Acquastar Geneve\" et \"Deepstar 10 ATM\" avec le logo de l'\u00e9curie marine. Entre ces signatures se trouvent les secondes courantes sans le cadran secondaire caract\u00e9ristique. Toute la partie droite du cadran est occup\u00e9e par le grand cadran blanc du compteur des minutes. \u00c0 12, 6 et 9 heures se trouvent de grands index tronconiques-triangulaires avec, en leur centre, la p\u00e2te luminescente d'origine, tout comme les points ronds des heures. Les aiguilles sont \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s typiques du mod\u00e8le : l'aiguille des heures est tronqu\u00e9e \u00e0 la pointe ; l'aiguille des minutes est en forme de crayon. Les deux aiguilles sont remplies de p\u00e2te luminescente d'origine.<\/p>\n

Le bo\u00eetier en acier avec fond viss\u00e9 pr\u00e9sente lui aussi un design imm\u00e9diatement reconnaissable, inspir\u00e9 de la grande production de montres Skin Diver de ces ann\u00e9es-l\u00e0. Au-dessus, encadrant le cadran, se trouve la lunette tournante bidirectionnelle qui permet de suivre les temps de plong\u00e9e et de d\u00e9compression. Un grand point de luminescence est positionn\u00e9 pour faciliter l'utilisation et la visibilit\u00e9 pendant la plong\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Cette montre embl\u00e9matique et rare est anim\u00e9e par un mouvement chronographe \u00e0 remontage manuel Valjoux 23, solide et pr\u00e9cis. Il mesure 13\u2033 lignes (29,5 mm) de large, comporte 17 rubis, oscille \u00e0 18 000 A\/h et dispose d'une r\u00e9serve de marche de 46 heures.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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This extraordinary chronograph - lovingly nicknamed "Big Hey" due to the large, single subdial that fills a large portion of the dial - is made by Aquastar Geneve, a Maison founded in 1962 by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert, son of Yvan Robert, the youngest of the three brothers who continued the great Minerva manufacturing company in Villeret. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric first registered the name "Aquastar" in 1957 (registration no. 168166) on behalf of the company Jeanichard S.A., which he co-founded in 1945. He later registered the five-pointed starfish logo that appears on the dials and casebacks of Aquastar watches (registration no. 193062 from 1962). He was a great diving enthusiast, as well as a great watchmaker and designer (he would later design the "Flightmaster" and "Ploprof" models for Omega); Indeed, he was a sailor and a professional diver, and he focused all his energies on developing his Aquastar brand from its founding until 1975, when the company was acquired by the Eren Group. The "Deepstar" was one of the most successful and iconic watches launched by F. Robert. It combined the sportiness of an innovative design with the technical and professional use of a diving chronograph. The dial of this "Deepstar" is the typical light slate gray color with white graphics. Offset to the left and superimposed are the "Acquastar Geneve" and "Deepstar 10 ATM" signatures with the marine stable logo. Between these signatures are the running seconds without the characteristic subdial. The entire right section of the dial is occupied by the large white minute counter subdial. At 12, 6, and 9 o'clock are large, truncated-triangular indexes with the original luminescent paste in their centers, the same as the round dots at the hours. The hands are also very typical of the model: the hour hand is truncated at the tip; the minute hand is pencil-shaped. Both hands are filled with the original luminescent paste. The steel case with screw-down caseback also has its own instantly recognizable design, drawing inspiration from the large production of Skin Diver watches of those years. Above it, framing the dial, is the bidirectional rotating bezel for tracking dive and decompression times. A large lume dot is positioned for ease of use and visibility while diving. Powering this iconic and rare watch is the solid and precise Valjoux 23 hand-wound chronograph movement. 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The steel case with screw-down caseback also has its own instantly recognizable design, drawing inspiration from the large production of Skin Diver watches of those years. Above it, framing the dial, is the bidirectional rotating bezel for tracking dive and decompression times. A large lume dot is positioned for ease of use and visibility while diving. Powering this iconic and rare watch is the solid and precise Valjoux 23 hand-wound chronograph movement. 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He was a great diving enthusiast, as well as a great watchmaker and designer (he would later design the \"Flightmaster\" and \"Ploprof\" models for Omega); Indeed, he was a sailor and a professional diver, and he focused all his energies on developing his Aquastar brand from its founding until 1975, when the company was acquired by the Eren Group. The \"Deepstar\" was one of the most successful and iconic watches launched by F. Robert. It combined the sportiness of an innovative design with the technical and professional use of a diving chronograph. The dial of this \"Deepstar\" is the typical light slate gray color with white graphics. Offset to the left and superimposed are the \"Acquastar Geneve\" and \"Deepstar 10 ATM\" signatures with the marine stable logo. Between these signatures are the running seconds without the characteristic subdial. The entire right section of the dial is occupied by the large white minute counter subdial. At 12, 6, and 9 o'clock are large, truncated-triangular indexes with the original luminescent paste in their centers, the same as the round dots at the hours. The hands are also very typical of the model: the hour hand is truncated at the tip; the minute hand is pencil-shaped. Both hands are filled with the original luminescent paste. The steel case with screw-down caseback also has its own instantly recognizable design, drawing inspiration from the large production of Skin Diver watches of those years. Above it, framing the dial, is the bidirectional rotating bezel for tracking dive and decompression times. A large lume dot is positioned for ease of use and visibility while diving. Powering this iconic and rare watch is the solid and precise Valjoux 23 hand-wound chronograph movement. It is 13\" lignes (29.5mm) wide, has 17 jewels, oscillates at 18,000 vph, and has a 46-hour power reserve.","og_url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/boutique\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronographe\/","og_site_name":"The Vintageur","article_modified_time":"2026-03-10T14:37:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1-960x960.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Prix":"7.800,00 €","Disponibilit\u00e9":"En stock"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/","name":"Aquastar \"Deepstar\" Chronographe Bo\u00eete en acier inoxydable Mouvement chronographe \u00e0 remontage manuel Valjoux 23 Du milieu des ann\u00e9es 1960 - The Vintageur","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-10T14:30:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-10T14:37:27+00:00","description":"SPECIFICATIONS Rare chronographe Aquastar \"Deepstar\" avec bo\u00eetier en acier inoxydable et mouvement chronographe Valjoux 23 \u00e0 remontage manuel, datant du milieu des ann\u00e9es 1960. Bo\u00eetier en acier inoxydable de 37,5 mm Lunette tournante d'origine Rev\u00eatement luminescent d'origine Bracelet Black Tropic Boucle originale Mouvement chronographe Valjoux 23 \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur ANALYSE Cette montre de plong\u00e9e professionnelle s'est impos\u00e9e dans l'imaginaire collectif des passionn\u00e9s comme un jalon de l'exploration des fonds marins, puisqu'elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 port\u00e9e par le grand Jacques Cousteau d\u00e8s 1965, qui ne l'a jamais quitt\u00e9e. Cet extraordinaire chronographe - affectueusement surnomm\u00e9 \"Big Hey\" en raison du grand cadran unique qui occupe une grande partie du cadran - est fabriqu\u00e9 par Aquastar Geneve, une Maison fond\u00e9e en 1962 par Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert, fils d'Yvan Robert, le plus jeune des trois fr\u00e8res qui ont poursuivi la grande entreprise de fabrication Minerva \u00e0 Villeret. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois le nom \"Aquastar\" en 1957 (n\u00b0 d'enregistrement 168166) au nom de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Jeanichard S.A., qu'il a cofond\u00e9e en 1945. Il a ensuite d\u00e9pos\u00e9 le logo de l'\u00e9toile de mer \u00e0 cinq branches qui figure sur les cadrans et les fonds des montres Aquastar (n\u00b0 d'enregistrement 193062 \u00e0 partir de 1962). C'\u00e9tait un grand passionn\u00e9 de plong\u00e9e, ainsi qu'un grand horloger et designer (il concevra plus tard les mod\u00e8les \"Flightmaster\" et \"Ploprof\" pour Omega) ; en effet, il \u00e9tait marin et plongeur professionnel, et il a concentr\u00e9 toute son \u00e9nergie sur le d\u00e9veloppement de sa marque Aquastar depuis sa cr\u00e9ation jusqu'en 1975, date \u00e0 laquelle la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 rachet\u00e9e par le groupe Eren. La \"Deepstar\" a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'une des montres les plus r\u00e9ussies et les plus embl\u00e9matiques lanc\u00e9es par F. Robert. Elle associait la sportivit\u00e9 d'un design innovant \u00e0 l'utilisation technique et professionnelle d'un chronographe de plong\u00e9e. Le cadran de cette \"Deepstar\" est d'une couleur gris ardoise clair typique avec des graphiques blancs. D\u00e9cal\u00e9es \u00e0 gauche et superpos\u00e9es, les signatures \"Acquastar Geneve\" et \"Deepstar 10 ATM\" avec le logo de l'\u00e9curie marine. Entre ces signatures se trouvent les secondes courantes sans le cadran secondaire caract\u00e9ristique. Toute la partie droite du cadran est occup\u00e9e par le grand cadran blanc du compteur des minutes. \u00c0 12, 6 et 9 heures se trouvent de grands index tronconiques-triangulaires avec, en leur centre, la p\u00e2te luminescente d'origine, tout comme les points ronds des heures. Les aiguilles sont \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s typiques du mod\u00e8le : l'aiguille des heures est tronqu\u00e9e \u00e0 la pointe ; l'aiguille des minutes est en forme de crayon. Les deux aiguilles sont remplies de la p\u00e2te luminescente d'origine. Le bo\u00eetier en acier avec fond viss\u00e9 pr\u00e9sente lui aussi un design imm\u00e9diatement reconnaissable, qui s'inspire de la grande production de montres Skin Diver de ces ann\u00e9es-l\u00e0. Au-dessus, encadrant le cadran, se trouve la lunette tournante bidirectionnelle qui permet de suivre les temps de plong\u00e9e et de d\u00e9compression. Un grand point de luminescence est positionn\u00e9 pour faciliter l'utilisation et la visibilit\u00e9 pendant la plong\u00e9e. Cette montre embl\u00e9matique et rare est anim\u00e9e par un mouvement chronographe \u00e0 remontage manuel Valjoux 23, solide et pr\u00e9cis. D'une largeur de 13\" lignes (29,5 mm), il comporte 17 rubis, oscille \u00e0 18 000 A\/h et dispose d'une r\u00e9serve de marche de 46 heures.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1.jpg","width":2013,"height":2013},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shop","item":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/it\/negozio\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Aquastar “Deepstar” Chronograph Stainless Steel Case Valjoux 23 Manual-Winding Chronograph Movement From the mid-1960s"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/","name":"Le Vintageur","description":"Votre collection de montres sur mesure","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#organization","name":"Le Vintageur","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo-dark.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo-dark.svg","width":392,"height":28,"caption":"The Vintageur"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vintageur\/"]}]},"product_price_amount":"7800.00","product_price_currency":"EUR","og_availability":"instock","product_availability":"instock","product_retailer_item_id":"127","product_condition":"new"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63616,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4166\/revisions\/63616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4166"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4166"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}